Standing as one with the persecuted at Easter
- Tanya Ling •
- 26 February 2018
Easter is a time of heightened persecution for many believers around the world. Many Christians who meet together do so at great risk.
Keeping growth groups on time
- Richard Sweatman •
- 31 October 2016
Does your group struggle to start and end at the agreed-upon times? Here are some reasons to stay on time, and strategies to help you do it.
Why believers don’t know what to think about death
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 3 June 2016
It can be hard to know what to say at a funeral. “Sorry for your loss” or “My condolences” are well-meaning options, but are also ultimately vaporous. As Hannah Ploegstra argues, our inability to offer more reveals that we haven’t really understood the gospel in the first place.
All gospel, all the time?
- Tony Payne •
- 25 March 2015
In response to my recent post ‘False gospels and me’, Neil Foster asked this: I find a dilemma. As a Christian person whose full-time job is not preaching, I find myself (even outside work hours) often speaking about issues that are not a central part of the gospel. Same-sex marriage and
Living Stones (1 Peter)
- Matthew Jensen •
- 16 February 2023
How do we as Christians deal with the trials of life? These eight studies on 1 Peter will uncover the way in Christ.
Sustainable sacrifice: Taming phone notifications
- Lionel Windsor •
- 12 September 2016
Lionel Windsor begins a new practical series on avoiding burnout in ministry by sharing his tips for taking control of distracting phones.
Assigned meaning vs inherent meaning
- Tom Pattison •
- 9 July 2018
“You have your meaning, and I have mine.”
How to measure ‘fruit’ in your ministry
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 14 September 2015
In a previous post, I proposed regarding the analogy of the vine (John 15) that we sometimes mistake our leaves for fruit, thinking that if we’re “getting involved” in ministry, we’re producing fruit. But ministry activities are just leaves—an essential part of the health of our ‘branch’, but not what makes God’s mouth water. Leaves aren’t yummy to him; fruit is.
Using the Bible to reason with unbelievers
- Hannah Ploegstra •
- 6 October 2016
How do we use the Bible to reason with unbelievers when, on the one hand, they don’t recognize it as a valid source, while, on the other hand, it actually is the source, whether they recognize it or not?
Ten misconceptions about practising hospitality
- Tara Sing •
- 10 July 2017
One of the marks of a Christian is practising hospitality. Whenever it’s mentioned in the New Testament, it is assumed as a staple part of the Christian life. However, lots of people don’t show hospitality to others.
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